Cessna 172 N738WE
19 June 2000 · Abuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2000, a Cessna 172 registered N738WE, operated by Aero Meridian Corp, was involved in an accident near Abuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Double Eagle II Airport (AEG)
- Coordinates
- 34.9805, -106.6093
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N738WE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero Meridian Corp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Abuquerque → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN00LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot, on his second solo, said that he encountered a downdraft, and landed hard. He said that the airplane bounced into the air and then landed hard a second time. Then the airplane oscillated back and forth in a porpoise like fashion. Subsequently the nose wheel landing gear was broken off, and the firewall was buckled.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172H | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Apr 2000 | Cessna 172R | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Nov 2000 | Cessna 172P | Inverness, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2000 | Cessna 150H | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2000 | Cessna 152 | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Rosenbarger LANCAIR IV | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2000 | Cessna 150L | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2000 | Piper PA-24-250 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Luscombe 8E | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Chris R. Randall | No injuries | - |